The following local ordinances apply in Greensville County:
- Sec. 20-1. - Possession of loaded firearm on public highway generally. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or have in his possession, while on any part of a public highway within the county, a loaded firearm, when such person is not authorized to hunt on the private property on both sides of the highway along which he is standing or walking.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons carrying loaded firearms in moving vehicles nor to persons acting, at the time, in defense of persons or property.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Amd. of 1-18-00)
State Law reference— Authority for above section, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-287.
- Sec. 20-3. - Hunting with firearms prohibited near ditches of certain highways. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful to hunt or attempt to hunt with a firearm any game bird or game animal while the person so hunting or attempting to hunt is on any primary or secondary state maintained highway and within ten (10) feet beyond the outside banks of the ditches on either side of such highway in Greensville County.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the terms "hunt" or "attempt to hunt" shall not include the necessary crossing of such highways for the bona fide purpose of going into or leaving a lawful hunting area.
(c) A violation of this section shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 83-06, 6-21-83; Amd. of 1-18-00)
Cross reference— Penalty for Class 3 misdemeanor, § 1-10.
State Law reference— Authority for above section, Code of Virginia, § 29.1-526.
- Sec. 20-4. - Use of firearms for hunting on Emporia Water Reservoir property prohibited. (reference)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt while on any portion of the Meherrin River which lies closer to the Emporia Hydroelectric Project Dam than four thousand eight hundred (4,800) feet, which is a point generally south of the terminus of Riverview Road. The property on which hunting is hereby prohibited constitutes impounded water of the Meherrin River and real property resulting from the geologic process of accretion which is commonly known as the Emporia Water Reservoir.
(b) A violation of this section shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.
(Amd. of 8-2-99)
Editor's note— An amendment of Aug. 2, 1999, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion of its provisions as § 20-4 herein was at the discretion of the editor.
Cross reference— Penalty for Class 3 misdemeanor, § 1-10.
State Law reference— Authority for above section, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1210.